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Minimally invasive shaving with ethanol: This uses a special shaving tool and alcohol to remove glands.1
Sympathectomy: This is where the doctor cuts or clamps the nerves that trigger sweating.
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Brandi Jones, Health, 24 July 2025
In addition, the ship uses a technique called peak shaving.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ounces) piece of space rock that is believed to have formed in the outer solar system — suggests that rocky planets like Earth and distant icy bodies may have formed at the same time.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 July 2025
Before safety razors, shaving meant wielding a lethal blade against your throat—or trusting someone else to do it.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Brandi Jones, Health, 24 July 2025
In addition, the ship uses a technique called peak shaving.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ounces) piece of space rock that is believed to have formed in the outer solar system — suggests that rocky planets like Earth and distant icy bodies may have formed at the same time.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 July 2025
Before safety razors, shaving meant wielding a lethal blade against your throat—or trusting someone else to do it.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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“Shaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaving. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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